America

By Tammy Derouin

I went to a movie this past week.  After purchasing my ticket I was told to enjoy my evening of entertainment.  I paused briefly.  The young man probably said it out of habit.  The film “America” is reality.  You have to step out of the illusion, which has been built to distract and entertain us, when you walk through the doors for this film. 

We are living in a transformed nation.  I grew up with pride in being an American.  My generation still recited the Pledge of Allegiance.  We learned patriotic songs and sang them in music class, assemblies, and for evening programs.  We were taught why the Revolutionary War was necessary.  The Declaration of Independence not only declared our independence, it states why our forefathers risked their lives to sign it and then fought for it.  One bullet could have altered history.  We are turning back the hands of time and willingly going back into darkness.

Films which had names such as Lucas or Spielberg in the credits were usually a guaranteed hit.  The storytellers know that good and evil collide.  Evil tries to destroy Good and gain control.  Battles are fought in relationships, in courtrooms or on the battlefield.  A David and Goliath atmosphere is created.  Whether the underdog may have been strong at some point but suffered a powerful blow or his time had finally come, Americans love to cheer for the underdog.  Evil may win many battles but Good usually wins the war.

We, the people of this great nation, know it when we see it.  Remember when the Death Star blew up?  The people in the theater applauded and cheered.  Remember when Darth Vader finally realized what had happened to him and the world around him?  He picked up the Emperor, his mentor, and threw him into the abyss.  Good refused to go to the dark side and take the easy way out.  Good lost many battles but it won the war.   

Remember when films made you proud to be an American?  Films like Top Gun, Clear and Present Danger and Air Force One summoned the pride and showcased the strength of America.  We can easily see when someone has been wronged and can identify oppression and tyranny. 

Hollywood and the powers that be know how to tell stories.  So why do so many, who have made millions telling these stories, support the shadow figures and their hidden agendas?  Surly they read their own screenplays.  The outcome isn’t a surprise because it was buried under thousands of pages.  They need to know everything about a story before they sink their money into it.  It makes sense, doesn’t it? 

We see it in our individual lives.  We know when something isn’t right.  What do we do?  We fight for our rights as an individual.  We plan an escape route when it becomes obvious that injustices will not be resolved.   When the time is right, we declare our intention or independence and prepare for war.  Many battles will be lost but in the end, Good usually wins the war. 

We are perfectly capable of identifying tyranny on the silver screen and in our personal lives.  We understand because we have unalienable rights; life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.  We understand nature’s law.  We have a God given right to speech, religion and to defend ourselves and our family and property.  So why do so many Americans have a problem identifying tyranny and abuse of power when it’s happening to America?

Pride in country is no longer being instilled in our children by the public schools. American history, if it’s being taught, is changing.  Didn’t someone say we would have to change our history?  We’ve already lost one generation, how many more are we going to allow to become foot soldiers for the progressive movement?

When the progressives come out swinging by attacking a person, a news source, a network, an idea or a film, they are hiding something.  Those on the Left fought against prejudice, yet it’s one of their main weapons; the hypocrisy.  The progressives don’t want you to know the truth.  Anyone who disagrees or calls foul becomes a target; an enemy of the state.  They mock, belittle and dismiss any information they don’t like. 

A good dose of reality is playing on the silver screen, “America.”  This movie has been attacked by the left.  Those who are friends or supporters of D’Souza, the filmmaker, are mocked, belittled and dismissed.  It sounds like they’re hiding something.  Evil is winning many battles, will it win the war?  If you’ve already dismissed “America,” I challenge you to see it.  What are you afraid of, the truth?

“Other countries have been founded by ‘accidents of force.’  America is a creation of thought.”

Dinesh D’Souza